Guest Partition OS Requirements on Power8 -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Guest Partition OS Requirements on Power8
From: Kirk Goins <kirkgoins@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2014 16:25:38 -0700
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I know the official line is Power8 means 7.1 with TR8 or 7.2. But on the
off chance there might a 'but you can answer'..

If I use either VIOS, IBM 7.1 with TR8 or 7.2 has the Host, is there anyway
in hell will IBM support running a 6.1.1 Guest partition?

I had to ask

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